Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Good things are happening at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies—an A+ (Superior) rated, nationwide Property & Casualty insurer backed byBerkshire Hathaway. With supportive leadership, collaborative teams, andopportunities to grow, GUARD is a place where people build meaningful,long‑term careers.

Good Things You Can Count On.
• Hybrid schedule: 2 days remote / 3 in‑office
• Predictable hours (no nights, weekends, or holidays)
• Competitive pay + generous PTO
• Medical, dental & vision starting day one
• 401(k), tuition reimbursement & longevity bonuses

Responsibilities

As an Azure Infrastructure Engineer on our Technology Services Team, you will play a key role in the design, planning, and execution of projects related to GUARD's server, storage, backup, and virtualization environments in the cloud. An ideal candidate should be able to understand and implement public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, as well as analyze and resolve complex issues related to these areas. Monitor system performance and capacity and provide proactive remediation. Provide cloud services estimates and identify trends and opportunities for process and technology advancements to critical Infrastructure. Act as a technical escalation point for team members. We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to work out of one of these locations: Corporate Office in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Parsippany, NJ, Chicago, IL, Alpharetta, GA, or Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in Azure cloud infrastructure projects.
• Design and implement infrastructure technical solutions that exhibit high levels of performance, security and scalability, while keeping any risks/impacts to the business in mind.
• Develop and implement complex cloud environments, focusing on infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, ARM templates, BluePrint.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or Github Actions.
• Create, manage, and understand Azure resources such as app gateways, load balancers, storage accounts, Azure Files, app services, NSGs, virtual desktops/pools, backup/polices, Site Recovery, Azure Backup, etc.
• Deliver technical leadership in the engineering and architecture of GUARD's server, storage, and cloud infrastructure.
• Guide IT Administrators to ensure proper execution of project designs and ongoing conformity to policy.
• Ensures infrastructure meets compliance and security standards through audits and tools like Azure Policy.
• Ensures disaster recovery / backup solutions are operational, maintained and meeting the business needs.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure related problems.
• Document systems, processes, and/or procedures.
• Ability to respond to and investigate security alerts.
• Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to better serve the enterprises architecture needs.
• Demonstrated experience in balancing multiple priorities and managing a variety of projects with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor and knowledge share as needed to team members and peers.
• Availability after hours for critical systems maintenance\issues.
• Participation in On-Call rotation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of public cloud (Azure) engineering experience.
• Solid understanding and experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Primary focus on security across all areas of responsibility.
• Deep understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Server 2016-2022.
• Experience with Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and compliance.
• Hands on administrative experience with SIEM technologies
• Knowledge of networking and an understanding of traffic flow, subnets, TCP/UDP, and IP communication.
• Familiarity with cloud backup and disaster recovery methodologies.
• IT service delivery mindset with a friendly and positive attitude.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to articulate complex information in an easy to understand manner.

Salary Range $65,900.70-$152,611.80 USD

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, this range represents a good-faith estimate. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, credentials, geographic location, and other considerations permitted by law.

This role may be based out of any of our office locations, including:

New York, NY; Parsippany, NJ; Conshohocken, PA; Wilkes‑Barre, PA; Alpharetta, GA; Rosemont, IL; Plano, TX; Scottsdale, AZ; and Rancho Cordova, CA.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the . without current or future sponsorship.